Steve Stadum, J.D., is interim president of Oregon Health & Science University. He was appointed by the OHSU board of directors Nov. 4, 2024.

Before joining OHSU in 1999, Stadum served as the first managing partner of Ater Wynne, a 65-attorney Pacific Northwest law firm.

During his tenure at OHSU, Stadum served in several leadership roles, including general counsel, chief administration officer and corporate secretary, executive vice president, and chief operating officer for the Knight Cancer Institute.

He established the university’s regulatory compliance program, drafting the Code of Conduct and hiring OHSU’s first integrity officer. He co-led the Portland Aerial Tram Project, the build-out of OHSU’s new campus on South Waterfront, the team that directed the 2002 Oregon Opportunity legislative initiative and the fundraising campaign at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute to raise $1 billion for cancer research within two years.

Stadum left OHSU in 2016 for a series of leadership roles at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington. In the past eight years, he held the positions of executive vice president and chief operating officer, chief integration officer, and, lastly, special adviser to the director; he retired from Fred Hutch in September 2024. During his time with Fred Hutch, he was responsible for long-term clinical planning and strategic growth initiatives, including leading a team in a multi-year restructuring of cancer programs among Fred Hutch, UW Medicine, Seattle Children’s and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. 

Stadum serves on a number boards and is active with multiple community groups, including Volunteers of America, Portland Streetcar, Inc., Portland Aerial Transportation, Inc., Oregon Children’s Foundation, Presidential Search Committee for Portland State University, Portland State University Foundation, Sustainable Northwest and Seattle Cancer Alliance.